Florida Statute 105.011 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 105
NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS

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F.S. 105.011

105.011 Definitions.—

(1) As used in this chapter, the term “judicial office” includes the office of:

(a) Justice of the Supreme Court.

(b) Judge of a district court of appeal.

(d) County court judge.

(2) A judicial office is a nonpartisan office, and a candidate for election or retention thereto is prohibited from campaigning or qualifying for such an office based on party affiliation.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-49; s. 1, ch. 72-310; s. 36, ch. 77-175.

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Cases Citing Statute 105.011

Total Results: 5

Davis v. Chiles

139 F.3d 1414, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 8339, 1998 WL 210571

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Apr 30, 1998 | Docket: 74574

Cited 25 times | Published

judicial office, which does not. See Fla. Stat. § 105.011(2) (distinguishing between an “election” and a

Nipper v. Smith

39 F.3d 1494, 1994 WL 642754

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 2, 1994 | Docket: 64019036

Cited 25 times | Published

counterpart of which is now codified as Fla.Stat.Ann. § 105.011(2) (West 1992), provided essentially that “[a]

Davis v. Chiles

139 F.3d 1414

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Apr 30, 1998 | Docket: 74573

Cited 16 times | Published

office, which does not. See Fla. Stat. § 105.011(2) (distinguishing between an “election” and

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

268 So. 3d 668

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 18, 2019 | Docket: 14958306

Cited 1 times | Published

for such [offices] based on party affiliation." § 105.011(2), Fla. Stat. (2018). Furthermore, section 105

Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 2019 | Docket: 8498536

Published

such [offices] based on party affiliation.” § 105.011(2), Fla. Stat. (2018). Furthermore, section 105